# O'Donnell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/odonnell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 43,460 |
| US rank (2010) | 795 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,104 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.5% (42,802 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Irish Ó Dónaill, Ó Domhnaill (“of Domhnall”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named O'Donnell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named O'Donnell in the United States, Argentina and Australia.

## People named O'Donnell

- Rosie O'Donnell, American comedian, producer, actress, and television personality
- Chris O'Donnell, American actor
- Lawrence O'Donnell, American television presenter
- Cathy O'Donnell, American actress (1923–1970)
- Keir O'Donnell, Australian–American actor
- Norah O'Donnell, American television journalist who is currently a senior correspondent on CBS News and con
- Christine O'Donnell, American Tea Party politician and former Republican Party candidate
- Martin O'Donnell, American video game composer
- Guillermo O'Donnell, Argentine academic, political scientist and writer (1936-2011)
- Kenneth O'Donnell, American political aide (1924-1977)
- Spec O'Donnell, actor (1911-1986)
- Joe O’Donnell, American photographer (1922-2007)

and 3 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

O'Daniel.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.